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Effects of Alternate Tagging Methods on Mallards
Presentation Year
2026
College or Department
College of Natural Resources & Sciences
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This study examines the effects of alternative tagging methods on duck behavior using scan sampling to quantify activity budgets. Individual birds were observed across defined phases, including control and treatment conditions, and behaviors were categorized into activity types such as resting, swimming, and preening. Behavioral data was converted into proportional time activity budgets to allow for standardized comparisons.
Statistical analyses were conducted to evaluate differences in overall activity and specific behaviors between treatment and control groups. Additional models accounted for individual variation among birds and potential acclimation effects over time. results identify which behaviors are most influenced by treatment and asses the extent to which individual differences contributed to observed patterns.
This approach provides insight into how experimental manipulates behavioral allocation in ducks and highlights the importance of considering both treatment effects and individual variability in tagging wild populations of birds.
Statistical analyses were conducted to evaluate differences in overall activity and specific behaviors between treatment and control groups. Additional models accounted for individual variation among birds and potential acclimation effects over time. results identify which behaviors are most influenced by treatment and asses the extent to which individual differences contributed to observed patterns.
This approach provides insight into how experimental manipulates behavioral allocation in ducks and highlights the importance of considering both treatment effects and individual variability in tagging wild populations of birds.
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Primary Contact: First Name
Riley
Primary Contact: Last Name
Towry-Jenkins
Primary Contact: Email
rht57@humboldt.edu
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Undergraduate Student
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(650) 867-3125
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